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Safety and Trucks
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StackMan Offline
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Safety and Trucks
    None of these bikes can be seen by the driver!
Good to know
04-10-2014 08:40 AM
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avsbezzy Offline
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Florida
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RE: Safety and Trucks
(04-10-2014 08:40 AM)mark@stackplastics.com Wrote:  None of these bikes can be seen by the driver!
Good to know

Thanks! very helpful. It should be on first page everyday.

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04-10-2014 12:01 PM
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redbirds Offline
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Patterson, GA, USA
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RE: Safety and Trucks
It's a good thing to avoid close proximity to trucks at all times, I either drop back or get around and away as quickly as safety permits. And always assume that no one else you're sharing the road with can see you.

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(This post was last modified: 04-10-2014 01:52 PM by redbirds.)
04-10-2014 01:51 PM
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The ferret Offline
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Ohio
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RE: Safety and Trucks
+1 on redbirds statements

Trucks and bikes do not mix. I always get past them as quick as I can.

Trucks can throw out 50 pound chunks of rubber behind and to the sides when a tire shreds and it sounds like dynamite going off. Never trust a truck.

Bet the bike in front in that picture can't really see the truck either, but he can probably hear his stacks lol

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04-10-2014 02:05 PM
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Cormanus Offline
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Queensland, Australia
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Safety and Trucks
(04-10-2014 02:05 PM)The ferret Wrote:  Never trust a truck.

Maybe that should be the title of the thread?

+1 to all the statements.

A mistake many car drivers (and probably some riders) make is pulling in too quickly after overtaking a truck. If they then have to stops suddenly, they're in deep strife. Trucks are big, heavy brutes and take a long time to stop, squashing many things in their way.

Keep well away from them.
(This post was last modified: 04-10-2014 03:44 PM by Cormanus.)
04-10-2014 03:43 PM
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Tortuga Offline
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UK
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RE: Safety and Trucks
This is what the horn and full beam flashers are for.

Few people use them for their intended purpose these days, although I still do, and get raged for it.

As a former instructor I would advise all riders to flash lights, sound a horn, and then accelerate like the wind whilst passing big rigs.

Keep it nailed, and keep looking!
04-10-2014 03:51 PM
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Flynrider Offline
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Phoenix, AZ
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RE: Safety and Trucks
I just look at the truck's (or car's) mirrors. If you can't see the driver, the driver can't see you. On top of that, I ride as though I'm invisible anyway.

Quote: Ferret sez :Trucks and bikes do not mix. I always get past them as quick as I can.

Trucks can throw out 50 pound chunks of rubber behind and to the sides when a tire shreds and it sounds like dynamite going off. Never trust a truck.

Indeed. I learned about exploding truck tires the hard way. Fortunately I'd just installed my first big NC windshield. A truck ahead had a blowout on the interstate and fist sized chunks of rubber were flying at me. Thankfully, the windshield took the hit instead of me. It was reduced to several large pieces of broken plastic (which was sad), but without it I doubt I would've stayed on the bike.

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(This post was last modified: 04-10-2014 11:25 PM by Flynrider.)
04-10-2014 11:24 PM
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